NSW Shark Management Program
In 2024/25, the NSW Government is rolling out 305 SMART drumlines, 51 shark nets (to be removed one month early on 31 March 2025), 50 Surf Life Saving drones and 37 tagged shark listening stations at the state’s most popular beaches. That is in addition to the statewide SharkSmart community education and awareness campaign, shark and social research, and the partnership with Surfing NSW to increase training and protection for their boardrider clubs and surf schools..
Surf Life Saving NSW drone surveillance program
There are 50 SLS NSW drone surveillance locations across the state under the NSW Shark Management Program. Further trials are being done looking at long-range flights and extended line of sight.
Surfing NSW partnership
In an Australian first, the NSW Government has partnered with Surfing NSW to provide funding to help keep surfers safe.
The partnership includes first-aid training through Surfing NSW’s Surfers Rescue 24/7 program, and customised medical kits and training to more than 126 NSW boardrider clubs, 60 surf schools, 177 surf coaches and 20 high performance surf coaches.
The partnership also includes drones and pilot training.
Keep up to date with the program through surfingnsw.com.au
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NSW is leading the world in the daily deployment of SMART drumlines, which are both a shark mitigation tool and a research tool that reduce the risk of interactions with sharks while minimising the impact on marine species.
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